Branch box.



M. HAVENS, JR.

BRANCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20,1911. RENEWED DEC. 30, 1912.

1,094,990. Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

:1 mv NTOR WiTN SSES:

UNITED STA'EES mon'ron Havnns, .13.,

OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

BRANCH BOX.

Application filed May an, i'ortl zzn l elainied.

ln rihiug this invention. reference is had to tlu; a-ompuuymg drawing, in which laraeie-rs designate corresponding all he views. we 1 an elevation of a preferable ntion of my branch box, a conduit t pair of wires being shown in operative it thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal and view, partly in elevation, of the a s illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan of the body of the branch box. Figs. 4 and face views of the dehe closure. Figs. 6 and elevation and inverted o the insulators. l oi my branch box is preferhillrev and elongated, and is provided at. opening ,4 in one side, and with an inlet) rune-sage 2} communicating with the interimoi the. bod y, As i lustrated, said body provided on its inner face with diagonally arranged lugs t formed nub threaded sockets conduit 6 for the wires '7 extends into the passage 23, contiguous surfaces of the conduit and the wall of the passage being threaded for facilitating securement an e tachment of said conduit. In the illustrated tonstruetion of my branch box, the passage 1. i shown disposed opposite the open. side at the bod y, but it is apparent that the branch has way, be provided with one or inorepas extending either laterally or longituare. respectively,

.ittli side of the body 1 provided vainp ated elosure Er. \vbieh generally inch on separable members or plates '5, il arran gorl one at the inner side of the and formed of any suitable material,

1 he lower member being ed on the petty and the upper member the lower member, said llil ap; at heir ends substantially Specification of Letters latent. 2t}. 1911, Serial No. 628,409. Renewed December 30, 1912.

\ ireular openings 11, 12

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Serial No. 739,379.

alined with each other and provided withlateral extensions 15;), t-t arranged out of alinement with each other. Perforated substantially circular insulators 15 are inserted into the openings 1], 12 in the members 9, 10, and are provided with annular shoulders 16, reduced portions below the shoulders 16 and a plurality of separated projections 17 extending radially from said reduced portions and spaced apart from the annular shoulders. The shoulders U3 and the projections 17 00 act with opposite faces of the outer member 9 to prevent axial movement of the iasula tors, and said projections 17 are arranged, in the lateral extensions it of the openings 12 in the inner member to prevent rotary movement of the insulators. Screws 18 are p 1 through openings 19 in the members Shit) and into the sockets 5, and thus serve to detachably secure the closure 8 to the body, and to also secure together the members 9, 10, comprising the closure 8, and thus lock said members 9. 10 from the movement relatively to each other necessary to permit detachment oi the insulators 1-).

ln the preferable construction of my invention. the men'rbers J, it are substantially similar and the lateral extensions of the insulators openings in each member for the thssnnilar portions of such the other member. In as sembling the members of the closure, and the insulators, the projections 17 are passed through the lateral extensions 13 of the openings 11 in the outer member 9, and the insulators are rotated substantially oneeighth of a revolution. The inner member 10 is then reversed endwise relatively to the outer member 9. thus alining the lateral extensions it of the openings 12 with the projections 17 of the insulators 15, whereupon the members 9, 10 are brought into close contact. The parts arranged as described are placed in operative position upon the open side of the body and are secured to such body by the screws Vt'hen it is'desircd to remove one of the insulators IS, the screws 18 are withdrawn, the closure 8 is separated from the body 1, and the inner member 10 is moved relaof Zthe like l extensions 13, where-- llliL-l. 9. m.- entl operation of my 1nbe readily understood upon 5mm: the.

vermin: will new referen to the foregoing description and the itCtfflfl'lpitllyli'lg drawing.

What I claim is 1. A branch box for WlI'BS cumprising a low body farmed with a passage. and an t, and wit:

plate 1:? linld the l zil llltlilll t' as and (tires, eumgiiis ing a 1 g, and an upen side of the I one lying upon plaice being .lomwtl will: filial lm extending lat m w gileni s, the, matches of 7 being out. ut' t llllltnlllll will: those (ll/hi1? {Had it mi ,2 an minulz U11 lielnw elimjalller, the we l; Willi tl f 111121 in? f -iG b9 in such te pli'lli, sub .!:1ntiall. y and for the put-pus describml .3. A branch box for wires (:QnprlSing a l'iOllOW lively formed with a passage, and an pen side, a closure for the open side of the body including two "slates, the lower plate being mounted on the body and the upper plate being mounted on the lower plate, the plates being twinned with alined upenings, each opening having a, lateral tension, the extension in one plan? being out wl' almement. with the mate: :ien in the other tn). and a perlbrtitet" .mmlatmfanned wil ful! plate and llllil'lOC tlIUilllLl {lie mg :1:

ill] means Flor meeting with opposite 2mm,

f tures of me of the plates at we side of the extt elm; in said plate w held the insulator ifi'nm, endwise mavemenf, and will: tor enacting with the tension in the other plate to hold the in- 'o eetlmizi l3 4H,

! bod inelurling we msulattme met; be Withdrawn axi ziiounted 021 a a lateral GXtQHSlUh,

i side, a elosure for the open side of the.

n xtlze m'tmision in sites at one n? the plates at the it: we? plate to hold the 1 90sesetfertu.

lwllew boil waned open, sizie, :1 cit-ism ftlie other plmle, a

perfom'tetl lllSlllztlUl sizuultler, and u. re

(mt 1: :4 9; "m ,l with, radial pro- ;ge-t u s spilled part; from. su'itl annular :Jlifiiililfl', fill-Tl ,lc mted i0 enter the molt-lies 0f relatively to the miller, ,1

side walls of the ex- 1 wi l plate l M Ull EW body open side, '4 cl-t llli't? ether, the the infil a be we ll? being meant Table; tl: *relrmii, with gglifled opem,

mt mail) eh the extort-- Jointed jlXSW plate being out of alinement' skin in the other plate, a p later formed with means the wetting with 84'? op'pusite sin-films of one 0i we --lasres side of the extension in said plai ing the insulator fmm eiili and with means fur wstcti All walls of the exteueimi in ll holding the ineelatmin means for securing said plat. b dy, said means like .i together, substgntimlly its; and

5. A ll'lillflll but;

i the (2pm l liedyinslurling iWt'l like above the other, the I the body i iii-:itlntml en tire saw I t l) we {F0111 the pl :1. leg; :Alinetl npenings, ezu'li lateral extension, tilt ml being out of alinemvnt \Vl in. mm; plea 100 he tuxtenyiwi. m perforated immaturfor Ji'llll 0 iiln'tes at the M1 the insulation 1mm and with immizs l'm :LllS of the CklufiSlOIl in lielding the insululur fi'mn screws passed through said gaging the bellow belly plates together and to 521i 5', subetaze tinlly as and fur ilie purple." ii; .ilsetl. 6. A branch box for Wires cun'qiz'isin low body l'm-mml will: a parasay and int open 1 s side, a elosute for the open SSHlG of the l'iedy including two like plates, each l'mmed with two openings, and each of the epenings hming :1 lateral extension, l'lie extensions of the openings in each plziiie mejt 'ing fmm dis similar portiens of SElICl opennws, Wl'AHElIlV when we of the pl: 3 P w 'sed emlwir e em is said 129M;- mth the we ons extensions; in the ether plate, and; hunted insulators formed with anemia courting with eppue surfaeee i, i=1 illft plates atthe side (if :e extender}; :Ii

fer helfliag the lil Ziliif cndwiee, movement. aid Wil liol acting with the side 'viillls of the extensions in the other plate for holding the insulators from turning, substznitinlly us and for the purpose specified.

7. A branrh box for wi romprising n hollow body forum-d with a p ug'n, 11nd an Open side, a Closure for the open 1dill the body. including two like plates. oaoh tornn-d with two openings, and Jib-ll of the oprnings having a lateral ext nsi n, the L\'tt'llsions of the openings in ea th plate plwji'ih ing from dissimilar portions of said ulwlh ings, whereby when oncioitho plates is reversed. endwise relati\'el to the othrr, the extensions in said plate will be out of alinu ment with the contiguous extensions in the other plate, perforated insulators l'orinrd with means for reacting with oppo ite surfares of one of the plates at the side of the extensions in said plate for holding; the in sulators from endwisomovement. and Willi means for ooactin with the side walls of the extensions in t. e other plan). for holding the insulators from turning, and means for securing said plates to the hollow body, said means also securing the plates together, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. A branch box for wires comprising a hollow body formed with a passage. and an open side a closure for the open side of the body inc one above mounted on the being mounted on the lower plate, each plate being formed with two openings, and each of the openings having; a lateral exten sion, the extensions of the openings in nch plate projecting from dissimilar portions of said openings, whereby when one of the plates is reversed endwiso relatively to the the other, the lower other, the extensions in said plate will be udin two like )lutcs. urruu edl plate being body and the upper plate l l l s l l l l l l l l l out of alinement with the contiguous extensions in the other plate, perforated inhollou' body ondu'ise signed my snlators formed with means for coacting with opposite surfaces of one of the plates at the side of the extensions in said plate for holding the insulators from vendwiso movement, and means for coacting with the side nulls of the extensions in the other plate {or holding the insulators from turning, and menus for scouring said plates to the hollow body, said means also so'ci'dng the plates tog'eihrr. substantially ,4 ant, or the pn rposo (ltSfillJQtl.

H. A hranrh box for wires comprising a formed with a passage and an oprn side, a closure. for the open side of the body, said closure including two members, rurh huriug a pail-of opening rs provided with ldlt'l'lll extensions, said extensions lead ing from dissimilar portions of the oponiugs, and one of the members being; reversed relatively to the other and having its openings alined with the openings of the other member, and the lateral extensions of its opmings arranged out of alinemcnt with tho ltllt'l'tll extensions of the correspomling openings of the other member, perforated insulators inserted into the openings of the members and provided with projections engagod with a face oi: one of the members and arranged in the lateral extensions of the openings in the other member, and screws pussod through said members and coacting with the body for securing the closure to the body, substantially as and for the purpose described. t

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto name in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Albany, in the county of Albany, in the State of New York, this 10th day of May, 1911.

MORTON HAVENS, JR. \Vitnesses:

F. R. Mnuluniss, EMILY HUMPHREYS.

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